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Detroit School of Arts

The Detroit School of Arts (DSA), originally known as the Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, is a public, magnet high school located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit School of Arts is a part of the Detroit Public Schools district. Entrance to Detroit School of Arts is based on an audition that takes place at the end of a student's eighth grade year. Students are required to declare a major of study i.e. Dance, Theatre, Instrumental Music, etc. It is one of four magnet schools in Detroit, where the others are Renaissance High School, Cass Technical High School and Communication & Media Arts High School. Entrance is based on test scores and middle school grades. History Originally named The Detroit High School for the Fine and Performing Arts, The Detroit School of Arts was established in 1992 by Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton. Dr. Davis-Cotton served as a principal to the school from 1992 until her retirement in 2010. During the eight hour school day, students follow a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with an intensive study in their chosen major of creative and/or performing arts. When founded, the school held classes in a building known as the Wilbur Wright School prior. This building was located at 4333 Rosa Parks Boulevard in Detroits Woodbridge neighborhood. As enrollment grew and arts instruction continued, the school was met with challenges. The building, which was erected in 1929, was overcrowded and began decaying rapidly causing several health hazards. In 2003, construction began on a new building nearby in Detroit's Midtown. This modern six floor building was to consist of state of the art recording studios, band and choir rooms, art studio spaces, professional green rooms, a large auditorium, and a recital hall named after alumna Aaliyah. The building was opened to DSA students and staff in 2005 and is still occupied by the school. DSA's building is also the home of Detroit's Jazz and Classical radio station WRCJ-FM. The Wilbur Wright School building was left behind, later being marked as abandoned, and eventually demolished. Accolades and awards The school received the Kennedy Center Creative Ticket National Arts School of Distinction Award for the 2002–2003 school year. On May 22, 2012, DSA became the Detroit Public Schools System's first self-governing school. Notable alumni Aaliyah, singer and actress Teairra Marí, singer and actress; First woman signed to Roc-a-Fella Records Celia Keenan-Bolger, Tony award-winning actress Dhamari Trice-Hanson, Entrepreneur and Music Producer References External links Official website Detroit Public Schools profile Schools of the 21st Century—discussion of the school building's architecture
Detroit Towers

Detroit Towers is a high-rise residential apartment building located in Detroit, Michigan, on the city's near-east side. The building was constructed in 1922, and stands at 22 floors in height. It is used as an apartment building, and was designed in the neo-Gothic architectural style. Description This is a Detroit landmark highrise along the river, just across from Belle Isle. Detroit Towers was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. External links Google Maps location of Detroit Towers "Emporis building ID 147396". Emporis. "Detroit Towers". SkyscraperPage.
Dexter High School (Michigan)

Dexter High School (DHS) is a public high school located in Scio Township, Michigan, with a Dexter postal address, serving grades 9-12. Abby Holland is the school's current interim principal. Dexter High School is one of only two schools in the United States with a dreadnaught as a mascot, the other being Lakeland Senior High School in Florida. History Dexter High School was originally located in the building which is now Creekside Intermediate School. When the population of students became too large for this building, the new Dexter High School was built in 2002 in its current location. In the fall of 2009, Dexter High School was used as a location for the 2010 film Trust. Academics Dexter High School offers 14 different AP courses and 24 IB courses. Dexter High School also houses more than 30 clubs for students to participate in. DHS also has musical departments including band, orchestra, and most recently, choir. The Dexter High School National Ocean Science Bowl team took 2nd place nationally in 2015. Dexter High School had a 4-year high school graduation rate of 99% as of 2020. Extracurricular activities Athletics The Dexter Dreadnaughts compete in the SEC. The school colors are maroon, white, and gold. Dexter offers the following MHSAA sanctioned varsity sports: Clubs Dexter Drama Club Dexter Model United Nations Club Notable alumni Jennie Ritter (2002), former softball pitcher Eva Gaetino (2020), soccer defender for Denver Summit FC Abigail Tamer (2021), field hockey player who represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics Cole Cabana (2023), running back for the Western Michigan Broncos References External links Official website School district website
Dexter High School, Míchigan

Dexter High School (DHS) es un instituto público ubicado en Dexter, Míchigan, que imparte enseñanzas de grado 9 hasta grado 12 y forma parte del distrito escolar Dexter Community Schools (español: Escuelas Comunitarias de Dexter). Actualmente, la directora del centro es Melanie Nowak, quien ostenta el puesto desde el 2021.​​ Junto con Lakeland Senior High School (Lakeland, Florida), Dexter High School es uno de los dos únicos institutos del país con un dreadnaught (español: acorazado) como mascota.​ Historia Originalmente, Dexter High School se encontraba en el 2615 Baker Road, en el edificio de lo que ahora es Creekside Intermediate School. Sin embargo, cuando el número de estudiantes comenzó a aumentar, un nuevo edificio ubicado en el 2200 North Parker Road se construyó en 2002. Desde entonces, su ubicación no ha vuelto a cambiar. Oferta educativa Dexter High School ofrece diez asignaturas de Advanced Placement (AP) (español: nivel avanzado) diferentes. Las cuales son: Biología, Cálculo, Química, Macroeconomía y Microeconomía, Lengua Inglesa, Literatura Inglesa, Gobierno, Física, Estadística e Historia de los Estados Unidos.​ En 2011, el instituto consiguió la acreditación para formar parte del Programa del Diploma del Bachillerato Internacional y, hoy en día, cuenta con más de 10 asignaturas IB a disposición de aquellos alumnos que opten por cursar dicho programa.​​ Su oferta de estudios IB incluye las asignaturas de: Biología, Gestión Empresarial, Química, Inglés, Estudios Cinematográficos, Francés, Estudios Matemáticos, Matemáticas, Física, Psicología, Español, Educación Física y Ciencias de la Salud, Teatro, Teoría del Conocimiento, y Religiones del mundo. Además, DHS ofrece los siguientes programas de música: banda, coro, y orquesta.​ Actividades extracurriculares Deportes Los Dexter Dreadnaughts compiten en la Michigan High School Athletic Association Southeastern Conference (MHSAA SEC) (español: Conferencia del Sureste de la Asociación Deportiva de Institutos de Míchigan). Dexter ofrece los siguientes deportes homologados por la Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) (español: Asociación Deportiva de Institutos de Míchigan) divididos en tres bloques:​ Clubes escolares El instituto cuenta con más de 30 clubes escolares a disposición de sus alumnos, entre los que se encuentran:​ Anime Club Book Club Debate & Forensics Club Drama & Improv Club - Dexter Drama Club Interact club Key Club Ocean Bowl One Club Robotics Club - Dexter Dreadbots Science Bowl/Science Olympiad SNAP - Students Need Accepting Peers (español: los Estudiantes Necesitan Aceptar a sus Compañeros) SPACE - Student Produced Artistic Collaborative Events (español: Eventos de Colaboración Artística Producidos por Estudiantes) Student Council Women In Science World Cultures Club Referencias Enlaces externos Página web oficial School district website
Dixboro United Methodist Church

The Dixboro United Methodist Church is a historic church located at 5221 Church Street in Dixboro, Superior Township, Michigan. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1971. It is significant as a nearly unaltered example of a mid-19th century Greek Revival-style church designed by a professional architect. History The first Methodist services in the village of Dixboro were performed in 1828. For the next 30 years, services were performed sporadically by circuit riders. Finally, in 1857, a group of Dixboro citizens met, elected a Board of Trustees, and authorized the building of a church for a price not to exceed $2500. The Board hired Ypsilanti, Michigan architect Abraham Cooper to design the church and Saline builder E. W. Ford to construct it. The building was completed in 1858, for a total cost of $2241. In 1920, a basement was dug underneath the church and a furnace installed. The church was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936, which created drawings and photographs of the building. In 1950-51, a wing was added and the cupola was shortened. In 1969, a second wing was added. Finally, in 1997-98, the structure was completely renovated, and the cupola was restored to its original height. The church is still used for weekly services. Description The Dixboro United Methodist Church is a single-story, frame, Greek Revival structure topped with a square cupola and belfry. It is clad in clapboard siding. The front facade is divided into four bays by Doric pilasters, and a pedimented portico shelters the entrance. The entrance is flanked by triple-hung sash windows, which continue on each side of the church. References Further reading Carol Willits Freeman (1979), Of Dixboro, lest we forget External links Official website
Turner-Dodge House

The Dodge Mansion, also known as Turner-Dodge House, is a historic house in Lansing, Michigan that was built in 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972 as Dodge Mansion. The Turner-Dodge House is now a museum and historical center dedicated to Lansing's early pioneers. The house sits in the Classical Revival-styled Turner-Dodge Mansion, built in 1858 for James and Marion Turner, and later expanded by their daughter Abigail Turner-Dodge and her husband Frank Dodge at the turn of the century. History In 1847, the state legislature established a new capitol at the then substantially unsettled Lansing location. Merchant James Turner moved from Mason to the new settlement, selecting a home site at this location. In the 1850s, Turner built a large mansion on his property. He lived there until his death in 1869, after which his widow remained in the house. Ownership of the house passed to his son James Munroe Turner, who lived there until his death. After this, James M's sister, Abbey, and her husband Frank Dodge purchased the house. Abbey and Frank lived there with their children, including Franklin Dodge Jr., a Bureau of Investigation agent who became embroiled in controversy in the 1920s after his affair with George Remus's wife Imogene. In 1900, the Dodges hired Lansing architect Darius B. Moon to modernize and renovate the house. The project was completed in 1903, resulting in a house with a completely changed appearance, almost entirely obliterating the design of the original house. Frank Dodge died in 1929, after which his daughter Josephine (Dodge) MacLean lived in the house. The Great Lakes Bible College acquired the house in 1958, and occupied it until 1972 when it moved to another campus. The city of Lansing purchased the property in 1974. In the 1990s and 2000s, substantial renovation was done to the house. The house is open as a historical site, heritage center, and hosts special events. Description The Turner-Dodge House is a large Georgian Revival brick house. It has a three-story central section flanked by 2+1⁄2-story wings. The house has a large two-story front porch with Ionic columns, sitting on a stone foundation. The house is encircled by a massive wooden cornice. A large porte cochere is located in the rear. On the interior, the house has large classical doorways, multiple fireplaces, and beveled and leaded glass windows. See also Smith–Turner House, also NRHP-listed in Lansing References External links Turner-Dodge House - Lansing Parks & Recreation, official site
Dodge No. 4 State Park

Dodge No. 4 State Park, originally the Dodge Brothers State Park No. 4, is a public recreation area covering 139 acres (56 ha) on the north shore of Cass Lake in Oakland County, northern Metro Detroit, Michigan. The state park occupies a mile of shoreline on the 1,280-acre (520 ha) lake. History The park was created in 1922 when Dodge Brothers Corporation donated the land, stipulating that it be maintained as a public park in perpetuity. It the only remaining Dodge Brothers State Park retaining its name, with the others having been incorporated into other state parks and recreation areas (two are now parts of state game areas) or turned over to municipal authorities as locally-managed parks. Activities and amenities The park offers swimming, fishing for bass, pike, perch and trout, a fishing pier, picnicking facilities, and boat ramp. References External links Dodge No. 4 State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources Dodge No. 4 State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Douglass Academy for Young Men

Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men is a Detroit, Michigan grade 9-12 school exclusively for boys. It is a part of Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPS), and it is the only all-male public school in the State of Michigan. It is named after Frederick Douglass and it is located in Woodbridge, in the former Murray–Wright High School. As of 2012 the school has about 200 students. History In July 2006, the Michigan Legislature passed a bill permitting the establishment of all girls' and boys' public schools. The school moved into its current location in 2008. On Thursday March 29, 2012 50 students walked out of classes to protest against the removal of the school's principal and a lack of and perceived inconsistency in the school's teachers. The activist Helen Moore and two Detroit Public Schools school members, Reverend David Murray and LaMar Lemmons III, marched with the students. The 50 students were suspended from school. Academics As of 2012 it typically meets federal adequate yearly progress academic standards; it is one of the few Detroit Public Schools high schools to do so. In 2011 the school did not meet those standards in the English language arts. DPS offices and facilities The DPS Office of Code of Conduct, Student Assistance and Support is located in the South Wing of the Douglass building. The DPS Office of Specialized Student Services (Special Education) Placement Center is in Room 168 of the South Wing. See also Detroit International Academy for Young Women – A public all-girls school in Detroit References External links Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men (douglassacademy.weebly.com) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) Douglass Academy for Young Men profile – Detroit Public Schools Community District Douglass Academy profile (schools.detroit.k12.mi.us/jsp/index.jsp?Douglass) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) – Detroit Public Schools Community District Douglass Academy profile (detpub.k12.mi.us/html/home617.htm) at the Wayback Machine (archive index) – Detroit Public Schools Community District
Dowagiac station

Dowagiac is a train station in Dowagiac, Michigan, served by Amtrak, the United States' railroad passenger system. The station was built by the Michigan Central Railroad in 1902, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is served by Amtrak's Blue Water and Wolverine trains and was formerly a stop for the International Limited. The Limited commenced service from Chicago to Toronto in 1982, and was discontinued in 2004. It was a joint operation by Via Rail and Amtrak. History The Michigan Central Railroad built a set of tracks providing passenger service through Dowagiac in 1848. A new depot was constructed in the 1870s. The current station, replacing the 1870s station, is the third constructed by the Michigan Railroad in Dowagiac. The architect for the station is not documented, but is almost certainly the firm of Spier and Rohns. The railway hired contractor M. J. Rogers of Detroit to supervise construction. The building was completed in 1903, and has remained in use as a passenger station since that time. A restoration project took place in 1995. Description The depot is a single-story brick Tudor Revival structure trimmed with limestone. The depot consists of two hip roof buildings, one for passengers and one for baggage, connected with a gable roof canopy supported by metal columns. The passenger station has a square two-story tower projecting from the street side and a projecting octagonal ticket office on the track side. The station is accessed through a port cochere and glassed-in entry porch. Hip roof dormers are placed on the roof, and rows of square head windows line the sides of both the passenger station and baggage depot. References External links Media related to Dowagiac station at Wikimedia Commons Dowagiac, MI – Amtrak Dowagiac, MI – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak) Dowagiac Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web) Dowagiac Michigan Central Depot (Michigan's Internet Railroad History Museum)
Draper Island (Michigan)

Draper Island is located just inside the Michigan border, in Watersmeet Township, Gogebic County, Michigan, United States. The island is one of two inhabited islands in Lac Vieux Desert, the other being Duck Island, Wisconsin. Sometimes shown on older maps as Koch Island or Oak Island and locally as Rose Island the current name was designated official by the Board on Geographic Names Decisions of the U.S. Geological Survey in 1962. Notes
Dreamland, Michigan

Dreamland is an unincorporated community on Copper Island (the Keweenaw Peninsula), in Torch Lake Township, Houghton County, in the Upper Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. It has been described as being a "district of Bootjack" or in Bootjack, but it is a separate town. The town consists almost entirely of the Dreamland Inn (sometimes called the Dreamland Bar & Restaurant, Dreamland Hotel or "Dreamland Hotel and bar;" it is often referred to as being in Lake Linden—due to that being its mailing address) and some docks on Torch Bay. History Dreamland was founded in 1913 with the building of the resort (containing a bar and hotel rooms often frequented by loggers unable to make it home in the winter) by Norbert Sarazin. A dance pavilion, originally quite a local attraction, burned in 1921 and Prohibition caused the closing of the bar; it reopened in 1947. Logging was formerly the main industry in the town. Geography Climate Dreamland has a humid continental climate but winters are typically long and snowy with much lake effect snow. Notes External links
General Squier Memorial Park

The General Squier Memorial Park is a park located at 4725 South Mill Road in Dryden Township in southeastern Lapeer County, Michigan. It was designated as a Michigan Historic Site on June 6, 1977 and later added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 5, 1986, as the Dryden Community Country Club–General Squier Historic Park Complex. The site is also known locally as the General George Squier Club or General Squier County Park. History In 1840, the Maynard Brothers built the first flouring mill in the township near this site. The mill was extensively used until 1870, when it burned. In 1871, they rebuilt the mill at this site. By the turn of the century, the mill had begun deteriorating. However, in 1917, Dryden native Major General George Owen Squier purchased the mill and a surrounding tract of 200 acres. Squier had plans to develop the property into a summer home and into a public park - what he referred to as a free "Country Club for Country People". Squier refurbished the mill and built Forest Hall and a cottage in 1917, and added a two-story wooden lookout tower and tea house in 1920. Squier opened his Dryden Community Country Club in 1918, with no charge for admission. He built his own cottage on the site in 1920, and although he maintained homes in Washington DC and St Petersburg Florida, he returned to Dryden each summer. Over the years, he added other recreational equipment to the park. Squier died in 1934, and his sister, Mary Squier Park, deeded the property to Lapeer County. The property was renamed in Squier's honor and continues to this day as a free recreational facility, which now includes a waterpark situated next to the old mill. Description The oldest structure on the 80 acre (33 hectare) site is a three-story timber mill dating to 1871. Squier restored the mill for use as a facility for family reunions, educational and club meetings, and social gatherings. Also on the site is a cottage, originally built in 1917, which is a single story, wood-framed and clapboard-sheathed bungalow with a low-pitched gable roof and wraparound porch. Originally a caretaker's cottage, the building was moved to its present site in 1931 after Squier's cottage burned. Also built in 1917 was Forest Hall, a wood-framed and clapboard-sheathed one-story building measuring 100 feet in by 60 feet. Inside is a kitchen, bathroom, and low stage. Squier constructed this building as the main facility for meetings, dances, and banquets. Also on the grounds are a 1917 pavilion and a two-story wooden lookout tower and tea house built in 1920. References External links Media related to General Squier Memorial Park at Wikimedia Commons Park website
Duck Lake State Park

Duck Lake State Park is a public recreation area covering 728 acres (295 ha) on Lake Michigan five miles (8.0 km) southwest of Whitehall in Muskegon County, Michigan. The state park, which runs along the north side of Duck Lake to Lake Michigan, features a large sand dune. The park's Scenic Drive is part of the Shoreline Trail route in Muskegon County. History The Nature Conservancy purchased the land from two Boy Scout organizations. The state removed the remains of the scout camps and built access roads after acquiring the site in 1974. The park was officially dedicated in 1988. In 2005, a new entrance was constructed off Scenic Drive. Facilities and activities A beach at the mouth of Duck Lake is a popular spot for swimming and fishing. A half-mile paved trail skirts Duck Lake. The park also offers picnicking, boat launch, snowmobiling, hiking, and hunting. References External links Duck Lake State Park Michigan Department of Natural Resources Duck Lake State Park Map Michigan Department of Natural Resources